Burning (2018)

Burning: Directed by Chang-dong Lee. With Yoo Ah-in, Steven Yeun, Jeon Jong-seo, Kim Soo-Kyung. Jong-su bumps into a girl who used to live in the same neighborhood, who asks him to look after her cat while she’s on a trip to Africa. When back, she introduces Ben, a mysterious guy she met there, who confesses his secret hobby.

“An amazingly graceful Korean story, exciting the vieweru0026#39;s attention and not letting go until the end. The film isnu0026#39;t for a wide audience, lasts 2 and a half hours, it goes slowly and asks a lot of questions. But the plot is built correctly, so that the viewer can understand the characters and start thinking about the questions that have arisen.nThe independent film seems to be divided into 2 parts: the first tells the story of a love triangle, and the second goes to a fascinating detective thriller. Director Lee Chang-dong wonderfully plays with the viewersu0026#39; imagination who are trying to understand the thoughts of the main characters and their intentions. I liked very much the juxtaposition of the main characters – the writer Lee Jong-soo, who cannot see the hidden meaning and thus awakens a strong hunger inside himself, which doesnu0026#39;t allow him to sleep and to enjoy a life, to create; his opponent, Ben, a kind of rich Gatsby, quite the opposite one, he is filled with inspiration and understands the true beauty of all things, thus filling himself and everyone around him with a mysterious special flame.nThe narration is slow, during this time you can fully enjoy the visual component, excellent camera work. Scene setting, editing, actorsu0026#39; play – everything works for the picture and its success. No wonder that the film won a prize at the Cannes Film Festival.”